HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana returns to action Tuesday, hosting South Alabama at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The Lions (18-10) have a pair of wins over South Alabama (16-12) already this season, winning, 4-3, March 3 at the Cox Diamond Invitational in Pensacola, Florida, and, 12-4, March 14 in Mobile, Alabama.
Tuesday's game features a Cane's Challenge. If the Lions score four runs or more, fans can redeem their game ticket and student coupon at their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers for a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value by the end of business on Wednesday.
The game can be heard in the Hammond, Louisiana, area on KSLU 90.9 FM, and worldwide online or through the TuneIn Radio app (search for KSLU). Fans can also keep up with the game through live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Streaming video will be available on LionVision, Southeastern's subscription-based video stream.
Links for audio, video, stats, tickets and game day promotions can be found on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern is coming off an exciting, 5-4, walk-off win over Southland Conference rival McNeese on Saturday.
Taylor Schwaner (.390),
Drew Avans (.310) and
Carson Crites (.291) lead Southeastern at the plate. Schwaner has hit a team-best seven home runs. His Southland Conference-leading 39 RBIs rank fifth nationally.
Derrick Mount is fifth in the nation with six sacrifice flies. Avans has a team-high 10 stolen bases.
The Lions are hitting .242 as a team, with 39 doubles, 12 triples, 23 home runs and rank 12th nationally with 50 stolen bases. Southeastern's pitching staff enters the series with a 3.97 ERA, having fanned 210 batters through 251.1 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .247 off Lion pitching.
Southeastern will send senior right-hander
Derrick Mount (0-0, 2.84) to the mound opposite South Alabama freshman left-hander Andy Arguelles (2-1, 5.09).
Travis Swaggerty (.385), Dylan Hardy (.359) and Brendan Donovan (.338) lead the Jaguars at the plate. Eddie Paparella has clubbed a team-high five home runs and is tied with Swaggerty for the team lead in RBIs (27). Swaggerty has a team-best 12 stolen bases.
South Alabama is hitting .295 as a team, with 48 doubles, five triples, 29 home runs and 34 stolen bases. The Jaguar pitching staff has compiled a 4.41 ERA, striking out 232 batters in 239 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting .266 off Jaguar pitching.
General Admission tickets for single home games are $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-12). Tax is included in the price of admission. Southeastern students are admitted free with a valid university ID card.
Students and campus organizations can earn points toward their Lion Up Loyalty account at any home game by checking in on the mobile app while in attendance.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the athletics ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX. Ticket office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The box office at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens one hour prior to the scheduled first pitch.
Southeastern returns to action this weekend in a three-game, Southland Conference series at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Games are scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (18-10) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (16-12)
DATE / TIME / PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday, April 4 – 6 p.m. (CT)
USA – Freshman LHP Andy Arguelles (2-1, 5.09) vs.
SLU – Senior RHP
Derrick Mount (0-0, 2.84)
STADIUM
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field (Hammond, Louisiana)
RADIO
• KSLU, 90.9 FM
• Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to first pitch
INTERNET / MOBILE DEVICE
• www.LionSports.net – live audio, stats and video
• TuneIn Radio app
